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DoDAAD Tables, Codes, and Rules

DoDAAD Batch Transaction Formats

TA1 – ADDITION TO ADDRESS FILE

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Document Identifier

Code

1-3 Enter DIC TA1

Routing Identifier 4-6 Leave blank. See DLM 4000.25-1, Military 

Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures 

(MILSTRIP), Appendix 2.3, for special 

message information.

Type of Address 7 Enter TAC for type of address to be added.

TAC 1, Mail - Address to be used for mailing 

materiel, documentation, or billing. Also to be 

used for freight shipments if no TAC 2 is listed, 

in conjunction with DLAH 4510 Series and 

Service consignment publications.

TAC 2, Freight - Address to be used for freight 

shipments in conjunction with DLAH 4510 

Series and Service consignment publications.

TAC 3, Billing - Address to be used for 

materiel billing when different from TAC 1 

address.

Activity Address 8-13 Activity Address

Service Designator (8) Enter Service Designator. DLM 4000.25-1, 

MILSTRIP, Appendix 2.2 - Service And 

Agency Codes.

Address (9-13) Enter five position of the AAC assigned by 

SPs (alphas I and O will not be used).

Clear-Text name and

Address

14-48 Must be all capital letters - no punctuation 

except in ZIP code.

Line 1 - Name of activity. Maximum 35 

positions, including spaces. No special 

characters are allowed.

Line 2 - Street address or location. Maximum 

35 positions, including spaces.

Line 3 - City, State, and ZIP code. Maximum 

35 positions, including spaces. The ZIP code 
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TA1 – ADDITION TO ADDRESS FILE

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

and supplement will always be placed in the 

last transaction of clear-text address as the 

last entry.

City (14-33) City name, up to 20 letters

Blank (34) Space

State (35-36) Two - letter Post Office State code

Blank (37-38) Double space

Zip Code (39-43) Five - position Post Office ZIP code

Dash (44) Dash (-)

ZIP Supplement (45-48) Four - position ZIP supplement

Optional line 4 - In those instances where the 

name of the activity, street address, or location 

exceeds the allotted number of positions, use 

one additional transaction line. Maximum 35 

positions, including spaces.

Note: Address Transaction lines -

Transactions are numbered in consecutive 

sequence beginning with “1". The clear-text 

must not exceed four lines and be free of 

salutatory titles, punctuation, and special 

characters. A maximum of “4" transactions for 

each address.

Note: Foreign Address Transactions -

Canadian or other foreign addresses: Where 

the TAC 1 mailing address is only two or three 

lines, the postal code of Canada or any other 

foreign country can be placed alone at the 

start of the next line. Where the address 

consists of four lines, the postal code must be 

placed at the end of the fourth line.

Note: The following fields apply only to the 

first address transaction line.

Air Terminal Identifier 49-51 Enter a three-position code which identifies an 

APOD. Explanation of these codes is 

contained in the DTR.
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TA1 – ADDITION TO ADDRESS FILE

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Standard Point 

Location

52-57 Enter SPLC. The six-digit motor SPLC is to 

be included in addresses for CONUS activities 

only and is applicable in transaction one of the 

freight address format (TAC 2) or mail address 

format (TAC 1) when the TAC 1 address is 

used for both mail and freight.

Effective Date 58-62 Enter date the address becomes effective in 

logistics systems.

Year (58-59) Enter current year.

Day of Year (60-62) Enter day of year, ordinal day 001-366.

Change Number 63-66 Change sequence number assigned by the 

Consolidation and Containerization Point 

(CCP).

Year (63) Designates current year, last digit 0-9.

Serial Number (64-66) Enter serial number.

Break Bulk Point 67-72 For overseas Activities - Enter the activity 

address code of an overseas destination to 

which consolidated shipments are directed for 

distribution.

For CONUS Activities - Enter the activity 

address code of a CONUS destination to 

which less-than-truckload shipments are 

directed for consolidation.

Port Designator 73-75 Enter a three-position code which identifies 

the POD serving the activity. Explanations of 

these codes are contained in DoD 4500.32-R.

Multiuse 76 For intra-Service/Agency use, enter data 

prescribed by the Service/Agency. For interService/Agency use, leave blank.

Blank 77-79 Reserved for future DoD assignment.

Line Number 80 Enter line sequence number beginning with 

“1".
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TA3 – REVISION OF ADDRESS FILE 

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Document Identifier 1-3 Enter DI Code TA3.

Routing Identifier 4-6 Leave blank. See chapter 2, section A.2.c. 

(2), for special message information.

Type of Address 7 Enter TAC of address to be revised.

TAC 1, Mail - Address to be used for mailing 

materiel, documentation, or billing. Also to be 

used for freight shipments if no TAC 2 is listed, 

in conjunction with DLAH 4510 Series and 

Service consignment publications.

TAC 2, Freight - Address to be used for freight 

shipments in conjunction with DLAH 4510 

Series and Service consignment publications.

TAC 3, Billing - Address to be used for 

materiel billing when different from TAC 1 

address.

Activity Address 8-13

Service Designator (8) Enter Service Designator code. See DLM 

4000.25-1, MILSTRIP, Appendix 2.02 -

Service And Agency Codes.

Address Code (9-13) Enter five positions of the AAC assigned by 

SPs (alphas I and O will not be used).

Clear-Text name and 

Address

14-48 Must be all capital letters - no punctuation 

except in ZIP code.

Line 1 - Name of activity. Maximum 35 

position, including spaces. No special 

characters are allowed.

Line 2 - Street address or location. Maximum 

35 positions, including spaces.

Line 3 - City, State, and ZIP Code. Maximum 

35 positions, including spaces. The ZIP Code 

and supplement will always be placed in the 

last transaction of clear-text address as the 

last entry.

City (14-33) City name, up to 20 letters

Blank (34) Space

State (35-36) Two-letter Post Office code
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TA3 – REVISION OF ADDRESS FILE 

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Blank (37-38) Double space

ZIP Code (39-43) Five-position Post Office code

Dash (44) Dash (-)

ZIP Supplement (45-48) Four-position ZIP supplement

Optional Line 4 - In those instances where the 

name of the activity, street address, or location 

exceeds the allotted number of positions, use 

one additional transaction line. Maximum 35 

positions, including spaces.

Note: Address Transaction lines -

Transactions are numbered in consecutive 

sequence beginning with “1". The clear-text 

must not exceed four lines and be free of 

salutatory titles, punctuation, and special 

characters. A maximum of “4" transactions for 

each address.

Note: Foreign Address Transactions -

Canadian or other foreign addresses: Where 

the TAC 1 mailing address is only two or three 

lines, the postal code of Canada or other 

foreign country can be placed alone at the 

start of the next line. Where the address 

consists of four lines, the postal code must be 

placed at the end of the fourth line (see figure 

2-3).

Air Terminal Identifier 49-51 Enter a three-position code which identifies an 

APOD. Explanation of these codes is 

contained in the MAC Channel Sequence 

Listing for Channel Traffic.

Standard Point 

Location

52-57 Enter SPLC. The six-digit motor SPLC is to 

be included in addresses for CONUS activities 

only and is applicable in transaction one of the 

freight address format (TAC 2) or mail address 

format (TAC 1) when the TAC 1 address is 

used for both mail and freight.

Effective Date (58-62 Enter date the revised address becomes 

effective in logistics systems.

Year 58-59) Enter current year.
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TA3 – REVISION OF ADDRESS FILE 

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Day of Year (60-62) Enter day of year, ordinal day 001-366.

Change Number 63-66

Year (63) Enter current year, last digit 0-9.

Serial Number (64-66) Enter serial number.

Break Bulk Point 67-72 For Overseas Activities - Enter the AAC of an 

overseas destination to which consolidated 

shipments are directed for distribution.

For CONUS Activities - Enter the AAC of a 

CONUS destination to which less-thantruckload shipments are directed for 

consolidation.

Port Designator 73-75 A three-position code which identifies the POD 

serving the activity. Explanations of these 

codes are contained in the DTR.

Multi-Use 76 For intra-Service/Agency use, enter data 

prescribed by the Service/Agency. For interService/Agency use, leave blank.

Blank 77-79 Reserved for future DoD assignment.

Line Number 80 Enter line sequence number beginning with 

“1".
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TA4 – DELETION FROM ADDRESS FILE

Field Legend Position(s) Entry and Instructions

Document Identifier 1-3 Enter DI Code TA4

Routing Identifier 4-6 Leave blank. See DLM 4000.25-1, Military 

Standard Requisitioning and Issue 

Procedures (MILSTRIP), for special 

message information.

Type of Address 7 Enter TAC to be deleted.

Activity Address 8-13

Service Point (8) Enter SP code. See Appendix A3.

Address (9-13) Enter five positions of the AAC assigned by 

SPs (alphas I and O will not be used).

Blank 14-57 Leave blank.

Effective Date 58-62 Enter date the AAC is no longer valid in 

logistics systems.

Blank 63-80 Leave blank.

AUTOMATED MESSAGE FORMAT

Record Position(s) Entry and Instructions

1-2 Appropriate two-position Service/Agency code.

3-4 Two-position calendar year, e.g., 86.

5-7 SP assigned three-position sequence serial number. Must be 

assigned sequentially from 001 thru 999.

8 Blank.

9-13 Enter – BATCH.

14 Blank

15-16 01 thru 99

17 Blank

18-19 Enter – OF

20 Blank

21-22 01 thru 99